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... Roman literature , for the poets of which he seems to have conceived an early distaste , preferring the more finished and less rugged beauties of the Greek originals , from whose sources he was himself des- tined hereafter to draw so ...
... Roman literature , for the poets of which he seems to have conceived an early distaste , preferring the more finished and less rugged beauties of the Greek originals , from whose sources he was himself des- tined hereafter to draw so ...
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... Roman people ; nor may an untimely blast transport thee from us , offended at our crimes . Here mayest thou rather delight in magnificent triumphs , 15 and to be called father and prince : nor suffer the Parthians with impunity to make ...
... Roman people ; nor may an untimely blast transport thee from us , offended at our crimes . Here mayest thou rather delight in magnificent triumphs , 15 and to be called father and prince : nor suffer the Parthians with impunity to make ...
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... Roman clypeus was made , and then , metaphorically , of strength of mind ; so also in as triplex there is allusion to the Lorica , hence the use of circa pectus . M'CAUL . 21 The Hyades are a constellation in the head of the bull ...
... Roman clypeus was made , and then , metaphorically , of strength of mind ; so also in as triplex there is allusion to the Lorica , hence the use of circa pectus . M'CAUL . 21 The Hyades are a constellation in the head of the bull ...
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... Roman ; he , though banished from Rome , out of love to the welfare of his distressed country , saved Rome from its final ruin by the Gauls . WATSON . 65 Marcellus is a diminutive from Marcus , Marculus , Marcellus : there were several ...
... Roman ; he , though banished from Rome , out of love to the welfare of his distressed country , saved Rome from its final ruin by the Gauls . WATSON . 65 Marcellus is a diminutive from Marcus , Marculus , Marcellus : there were several ...
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... ROMAN STATE . O SHIP , new waves will bear you back again to sea . O what are you doing ? Bravely seize the port ... Romans not to suffer that prince to abandon the government of the empire . SAN . So 70 " Of one ship , as limina , tecta ...
... ROMAN STATE . O SHIP , new waves will bear you back again to sea . O what are you doing ? Bravely seize the port ... Romans not to suffer that prince to abandon the government of the empire . SAN . So 70 " Of one ship , as limina , tecta ...
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agreeable ancient ANTHON Apollo Aristippus Augustus Bacchus battle of Actium beauty better called Campus Martius celebrated Chimæra chorus Cicero comedy CRUQ Dacier death delight dread DUBL earth Edition Engravings Ennius EPISTLE Essays expression father Faunus favour fortune FRAN genius give gods Grecian Greek happy hath History honour Horace HURD imitation impious Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter king labour Latin laugh laws lest live Lucanian lyre M'CAUL Mæcenas manner means Memoir mind muse nature Notes obliged Octavius ORELLI Parthians person Pirithous play poem poet poetry Portrait prætor praise rich Roman Rome sacred SATIRE says senate sesterces signifies sing slaves Stertinius Telephus temple thee thing thou Thracian Tiberius tion TORR tragedy Trans Translated Troy twelve tables Venus verses Virgil virtue vols WATSON whence wind wine Woodcuts woods words write youth
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